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John Yarmuth: “I will remind my colleague that his vote today to repeal the Affordable Care Act will result in 850,000 people from his…”

On the recordJanuary 13, 2017
I will remind my colleague that his vote today to repeal the Affordable Care Act will result in 850,000 people from his State of Illinois losing their healthcare coverage, 114,000 workers losing their jobs, and an economic loss of $66 billion in gross State product over 5 years for Illinois. I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Neal), the distinguished ranking member of the Ways and Means Committee.
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John Yarmuth
Democratic · Kentucky
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Jan 13, 2017

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